44 Facts About Paloma Faith

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Paloma Faith Blomfield was born on 21 July 1981 and is an English singer and actress.

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In 2012, Paloma Faith released her second studio album, Fall to Grace, which charted at number two on the UK Albums Chart and earned her a double platinum certification.

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In 2014, Paloma Faith released her third studio album, A Perfect Contradiction, which stands as her most successful album to date, receiving a double platinum certification.

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Paloma Faith was a judge on the fifth series of The Voice UK in 2016, and on The Voice Kids in 2020.

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Paloma Faith Blomfield was born in the Hackney area of London on 21 July 1981, the daughter of an English mother and Spanish father.

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Paloma Faith's parents separated when she was two years old and divorced two years later.

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Paloma Faith was raised by her mother in Stoke Newington, although she maintains a close relationship with her paternal grandmother.

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Paloma Faith then studied for an MA in theatre directing at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design and took various part-time jobs as a sales assistant at Agent Provocateur, a singer in a burlesque cabaret, a bartender, a life model, and a magician's assistant.

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Paloma Faith met her managers Jamie Binns and Christian Wahlberg of Lateral Management in 2007.

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Paloma Faith turned down an opportunity to join Amy Winehouse's band in order to write and perform her own songs.

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Paloma Faith's first recognised work was the song "It's Christmas ", which she recorded as a duet with Josh Weller in 2008.

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In June 2009, Paloma Faith released her debut single "Stone Cold Sober", which reached number 17 on the UK Singles Chart.

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Paloma Faith released her third single, the album's title track in December 2009.

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In March 2010, Paloma Faith released her fourth single "Upside Down", which reached number 55 in the UK.

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Paloma Faith performed a live set for the BBC's Radio 2 Introduces.

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Paloma Faith performed at numerous festivals throughout that summer, including T4 on the Beach, the Cheltenham Jazz Festival and the 2010 iTunes Festival.

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In May 2010, Paloma Faith featured on the theme song "Keep Moving" to the 2010 British film 4.3.2.1, alongside Adam Deacon and Bashy.

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In January 2011, Paloma Faith was nominated for British Female Solo Artist at the 2011 BRIT Awards, where she performed "Forget You" alongside Cee Lo Green.

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Paloma Faith appeared on the charity single "Hard Times" with Plan B and Elton John in May 2011.

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In May 2012, Paloma Faith released her second studio album Fall to Grace.

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Paloma Faith enlisted record producers Nellee Hooper and Jake Gosling to work with her on the project.

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In May 2012, Paloma Faith joined The Voice UK as one of four guest mentors.

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Paloma Faith worked with coach Danny O'Donoghue during the battle rounds phase of the competition and performed "Picking Up the Pieces" during the results show.

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Paloma Faith recorded a version of INXS's "Never Tear Us Apart" for a John Lewis advertisement, which began airing on television from September 2012.

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Paloma Faith released "Just Be" as the fourth single from the album on in December 2012.

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In early 2013, Paloma Faith embarked on a headline UK and Ireland tour in support of the album.

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Paloma Faith received two nominations at the 2013 BRIT Awards; for Best Female and for Best British Album for Fall to Grace.

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In January 2013, Paloma Faith revealed that she had begun to write her third studio album during her time in the US.

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At the 2015 Brit Awards, Paloma Faith won the award for British Female Solo Artist, becoming her first win.

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In June 2015, Paloma Faith confirmed that she had started the process of creating her fourth studio album.

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Paloma Faith made reference to Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin as inspirations for the record.

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In February 2018, Paloma Faith released a collaboration with DJ Sigala, "Lullaby", which charted at number six in the UK, becoming her fourth top ten single as a lead artist and fifth overall.

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In 2020, Paloma Faith reprised her role as a coach on The Voice UKs children's counterpart, The Voice Kids for its fourth series.

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In 2007, Paloma Faith appeared in an episode of the BBC police drama HolbyBlue portraying a thief.

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Paloma Faith was cast as Andrea in St Trinian's in 2007.

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Paloma Faith was cast in Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus as Sally, the girlfriend of the Devil in 2009.

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Paloma Faith appeared in the horror film Dread as Clara Thornhill.

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Paloma Faith later starred in the Channel 4 series Coming Up and the short film A Nice Touch.

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Paloma Faith remained on the panel for one series, owing to her pregnancy.

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In 2017, Paloma Faith sang with Grace Davies' on Grace's original song, "Roots", on "The X Factor".

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In 2018, Paloma Faith was cast as the lead villainess in the Epix series Pennyworth, a Batman prequel.

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Paloma Faith later admitted to lying about her age, claiming, "I want to be judged for my music, not my age" and would frequently change her age on Wikipedia until a fan provided her birth certificate.

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Paloma Faith married New Zealand chef Rian Haynes in 2005, though they separated after eight months and were divorced in 2009.

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Paloma Faith gave birth to a daughter in December 2016, married Lahcine in 2017 and gave birth to a second daughter in February 2021.